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Diffrnt spo2 reading for different finge
My mother is showing different spo2 reading on different fingers her reading can vary from anywhere between 78-98, i tried to check her reading within 10 mins on all 10 of her fingers for most of them there was no reading And for others it was varying alot. I am concern about it she do have bp issues and to get confirmation about whether she have covid or not I got her city scan done which confirmed my doubt but she have mild symtoms and her city severity index is 6/40.
One of the doctors prescribed her Ecospirin while the other told not to take it i am not sure what to do and whom to get in touch for the same. Can someone please help me with it
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Please calm down .
And just measure saturation from middle fingure . And have you done with reports like D DIMER and anything??
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So please consult me or other practitioners with all reports u have so help you out for exact your problem
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Oximeters do show different readings for different fingers but be sure that her fingers are not oily or wet normally i suggest to use middle finger. Consider the reading when it stabilizes
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Take the reading from one hand middle finger . No need to keep testing all fingers. If have doubts about the machine, change it.
She needs to take other medicines for covid too , other than the ecospirin.
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take consultation with me or any registered practitioner asap
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Dr. Anubha Singh
General Physician
4 yrs exp
Jhansi
Calm down
Please take the reading again from the index finger
Any value above 90 is not a concern
Monitor her blood pressure
Get RT-PCR for reassurance
Please consult for guidance and follow up
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